Nollywood veteran, Olumide Bakare has died after battling with heart disease for some time. As stated by reports reaching Famzn, the actor died in the early hours of today, April 22. His body has since been deposited at the University of Ibadan morgue. In January 2016, Bakare was rushed to the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State after a cardiac arrest.
After surviving last year's episodd, the late actor admitted to the press at the time that the ailment started in 2013. "We have been treating this ailment since 2013, but you know things like that don’t go easily. "Sometime ago, the sickness resurfaced and I was rushed to the emergency unit of the University College Hospital, Ibadan where I have been admitted," he had stated.
A source close to the deceased, revealed that the actor had been discharged from the hospital and was treating the ailment indoors for a whole year due to insufficient funds. Movies Bakare starred in include Ise Onise, Aye Olorogun, Iboji, Oduduwa Adesoro, and more. R.I.P